What GridGap Is For
Use GridGap when you need a structured first pass, not a final design. It helps turn a real backup or solar-backed use case into loads, scenarios, and results you can compare before the project moves into detailed decisions.
What GridGap does well
GridGap is built to help you estimate load demand, battery size, battery bank layout, inverter size, charger size, solar size where relevant, warnings, and stored result comparisons. It gives you a structured way to test different assumptions without losing sight of which version or scenario produced a result.
It is useful when you want to answer practical questions such as how much battery capacity a set of loads might need, whether solar should be part of the plan, how recharge assumptions change the result, or whether an option is worth preserving as a separate version.
Who it is for
The app is useful for homeowners, installers, RV users, boat users, and small business users who need a clear planning workflow. A new user can stay in Simple mode and work through the guided fields. A more experienced user can move into Technical mode and work with deeper controls.
The same structure also works across different use cases. One project might be a house during outages. Another might be an RV setup, a boat using shore power, or a workshop that only needs backup for selected circuits and appliances.
What it is not for
GridGap is not a final engineering design tool. It is not a wiring design tool, a protection design tool, a compliance sign-off system, or a substitute for professional installation judgement.
The app should improve the quality of the planning conversation. It does not remove the need for final checking, equipment confirmation, or professional review where that is required.
How to use this guide
This guide follows the same order that the app itself encourages. You begin by creating a project, then work through versions, appliances, scenarios, calculation, and results. If you are new to GridGap, following the guide in order is the simplest way to avoid confusion later.
If you need deeper explanation on a specific field or results block, use the help centre alongside the guide. The guide shows you what to do next. The help centre explains individual topics in more depth.